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commit e059db7bb8afce6a0e7e808dd4910b4bfe1b8fe9
Author: Ralph Goers <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Sat Apr 4 14:57:20 2020 -0700
Mark project as dormant
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README.txt | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index ce2bfb0..9a630d9 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,21 @@
Project Status
==============
+Apache Log4net was voted to dormant status on April 1, 2020. Dormant status
+indicates that the project is not being actively maintained, that no future
+releases are planned and, most likely, there are few or no developers left
+in the Apache Logging project familiar with this code base.
+
+If you wish to use any of this library you must build it yourself and should
+assume that no future releases will be forthcoming.
+
+Introduction
+===========
+
+Apache Log4net was voted to dormant status on April 1, 2020. No patches or
+further releases are planned, however if enough people commit to
+maintain the project in the future it is possible
+
Apache log4net is a sub project of the Apache Logging Services project.
Apache log4net graduated from the Apache Incubator in February 2007.
Web site: http://logging.apache.org/log4net
@@ -18,13 +33,15 @@ http://logging.apache.org/log4net
Contributing
============
-log4net development happens on the log4net dev mailing list, see
+log4net development happens on the logging dev mailing list, see
<https://logging.apache.org/log4net/mail-lists.html>. Please join the
mailing list and discuss bigger changes before working on them.
For bigger changes we must ask you to sign a Contributor License
Agreement <http://www.apache.org/licenses/#clas>.
-github pull requests are one way to contribute, but our real issue
-tracker is JIRA <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4NET>.
+github pull requests are one way to contribute, The Apache issue
+tracker is no longer accepting new issues but is available at
+<https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4NET> for access to
+previous issues.
